Mandingo Tassels

One of three Mandingo leatherwork tassels, decorated with panels of woven grass in red, black and beige. Mandingo leatherwork is traditionally associated with Muslim elites and comes from the Northern Province of Sierra Leone.

Further Information

  • Type: Body adornment, jewellery
  • Object: Mandingo Tassels
  • Materials: Leather, animal skin, Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Mende, Sherbro
  • Dimensions: 47omm [L] x 200mm [W] x 50mm [C]
  • Production Date: Pre 1904
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Collector); G. Garrett
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.1904.415.19

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